The National tribune., 1887-05-26

GENERAL.

sentiment is springing up among the COM
rades who know most about its affairs favorable
to the reorganization of the National Associa-
ton upon the model Of the societies of the
Army of the Cumberland and Of the Potomac.
Every comrade could thus be allowed voice
and vote in our National Council, while the
admission fees and annual dues would create A
fund sufficient to maintain headquarters hera
or elsewhere and employ Secretary at a salary
that would justify him in devoting bis whole
time to the interests Of the association. It in
useless to expect any comrade 70 carry on the
correspondence Of the association as it ought
to carried on, without compensation To do 30
would compel the Secretary to neglect his own
affairs, and thereby prove himself worse than
an lnhdeL Nevertheless, an accurate register
should be kept of the names and residences OF
every living ex-prisOner, for manifest reasons
This might not occupy the whole time Of a
salaried Secretary, butany leisure he might have
could DO prohtably employed in looking after
our interests before Congress- And this is
really the gist Of the whole matter. The bill
pensiOning ex-prisOners and granting them q
per diem as a compensation for the privatiOns
endured in captivity, languishes in Congress
Tor lack OF some one to look after it. IL miQhf
have passed both houses last session but for the
TACT that no one could afford to devote the
necessary time TO press it. This lack ought to
be supplied before the next Congress assemblies.
and we can think of no better plan than TO
employ a competent Secretary, and give him
the means and authority to employ counsel to
look after the bill. Comrades are requested to
turn these suggestions over in their minds at
any rate They do not necessarily imply
abandonment of the State aud Local AssOcis-
tiOns, but are intended to make the National
Association more effective than it ever has
been.
CALIFORNIA.
California Association No has been char
tered at San Francisco, with the following
membership. Comrades Edward DOnnely Sur
ge0n, 2d Pa Reserves; Clinton T. Huh 1Ith
Iowa; Thomas III. Howe, 18th and 1O2d ~ ";
Francis lie Chevallier, U. s. gunboat service;
VIM. q. Hartzeli, 18th Pa. Cav, VIM j. Mad-
den, 1st U. S. Art; Chas B. smith, 4th Ny.
Cay; Joseph HolIopeter, 5th Pa. Reserves;
Peter Clancy, 9Th Mass; August MOesner 18th
Conn; Henry w. Carson, 173d ". Y Burton
u. Potter, 10th N. Y. Cav; Jacob Nelson. 56th
Mass; John Hurley, 2d Mass. Cav; Eugene
Weigand, 10Th Pa; SamI Hoffman. 676h Pa.
w. A. Searles. 1st Mass; Dan1 j. West, 6th
Conn.,; SamI Flint, 67th Pa; ThOs. Curry, 6th
Pa. Cav; Geo. Thsrleton, 1st Nd Cav; VIM.
kushman, U. $. ~; Patrick Hamilton, 5th
Ohio; VIM. Patterson, Goth Pa; Edward Dali
ton, 69th and list Mass; G. N. GOulding 18th
Ohio; w. III. Rugg. 18th Mass; e. C. Newton.
n "a.
Searles was chosen President, Clinton T. Hull
Fice-President DR.. Edward DonnelIy Trea-
surer, Samuel Flint Secretary, and Eugene
Welgand Corresponding Secretary at the pre-
hminary meeting for organization.
INDIANA
The date of the meeting Of the Ex- Prisoners
Association Of Northeastern Indiana has been
changed from June 16 to June Is, as the former
date would conflict with other meetings.
IOWA.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: We have per.
fected an organization at this place Of Ex- Union
Prisoners Of War, received our charter from
the National Association and are the only legal
association in the State. We are fully organ
lied as Sioux City (IOwa) Local Association Of
Ex-UniOn Prisoners Of War, and have a mem-
bership Of 20 active members, with the follow
ing officers: President, Rev. d. L. Maekinzee:
V.-P., E. F. HOyt; Sec, Ed. Hill Treas, J.W.
Lidiek. Board of Trustees. NJ. b. Davis, c. NJ
Paidoe and s. Strader. All comrades who have
prison record can become members by send-
ing their application and so cents to the Treas
urer, who viii enroll them in due form. All
comrades are requested TO send in their names
and become active workers in this matter, also
subscribe for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the
soldiers friend, aud keep posted on all impor-
tant matters Of interest to the old soldier
JOS. W. LIDICK, Treasurer, Sioux City, Iowa.
MICHIGAN.
Comrade James Vankeuen writes from Flint,
requesting instructions as to the formation Of a
local association in that thriving city, where, ne
says, some 20 or 30 comrades reside. The num-
Der is sufficient to form a local association OK
the first class, whose meetings could be made
to yield great interest if properly managed
and occasionally interspersed with open Camp
fires, picnics, excursions and banquets to give
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himself than the survivor Of rebel prison.
pen, and no class of ex-sOldiers has stronger
tie than that which unites ex-prisOners Of war.
MISSOURI
Missouri Prisoners Of War Association: OBJ
jects-1. To enroll every eomTade in the associs-
tiOn, whether from Missouri or some other
State during the rebellion, limiting the mem-
bership to those only who were inearceratsd in
rebel prisons or camps of detention, and did
not take the oath of allegiance to the COnfed-
eracy. 2. United cooperation in securing
justice at the hands Of the Nation we saved
and made possible to become great. 3. To CO.
operate with other State Associations, TO tbs
end that harmony of feeling may be cultivated.
In order to prepare for the completion of tbs
organization this Fall at the time of the Ma
tional Encampment, GAR. in St. Louis. Mo-,
it will be necessary to have recOrd-bOOk, thas
all names can be recorded. We shall want the
name, regiment, company, time when taken
prisoner, where and length of time held. There
will be some expense attached TO this, and We
would request when comrades send their names
TO send at least 25 cents TO pay for book and
postage, to Rev. John S. Ferguson, Departments
Chaplain, GAR, Jefferson City, Mo-, to perfect
the arrangements and report at the Reunion
this Fall, at which time we will elect our OFF,
GERS for the coming year. We hope that Mis-
souri, will come up and stand side by side with
the sister States by reporting promptly as di-
rected above. Newspapers in State please copy.
Call signed by the following comrades: Fred
eriek Buehrle, Gustavus LOesch, Fred Berger,
j. 5. Ferguson, Capt j. @. Holmes.
NEW YORK.
The annual meeting of the New York State
Association of Union Ex-PrisOners of War viii
be held Wednesday evening June Is, 1887, at
7:30 p. m. in the armory Ofthe 2d battery, corner
Broadway and Forty fifth street, New fork city,
for the election of officers for the ensuing year.
Other matters of Importance to every Union sx-
prisoner will be considered. Delegates from al
local associations must be provided with crs-
dentials, as directed by the bylaws Of the Ma
tiOnal Association. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all Union ex-prsOners to Join as in
this meeting. 1t is sincerely hoped that every
local association will be represented by full
delegation We need more corporation, moro
united action.
OHIO.
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